Martin Luther king jr.

Overview

• Martin Luther King Jr was born January 15,1929.
• He was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
• His full name is Michael King Jr.
• He died on April 4,1968.
• He was murder by James Earl Ray.

Pros

• He was best known for his role in the advancement of the civil rights.
• He organized and led marches for blacks' right to vote, desegregation, labor rights and other basic civil rights.
• He helped the blacks gain the same rights as white's.

Cons

• He got in trouble for fighting for equality.
• He caused major uproars.

Worked Cited

• King Jr, Martin Luther. Letter from Birmingham city jail. Vol. 16. April, 1963.
•  Martin Luther King, Jr: Advocate September 1948-March 1963. Vol. 6. Univ of California Press, 2007.
• King Jr, Martin Luther. "Will affirmative-action policies eliminate negative stereotypes?." The American Economic Review 83.5 (1993): 1220-1240.